喀麦隆

喀麥隆
Kāmàilóng
proper noun #45,113

Meanings

  1. 1 Cameroon (country in Central/West Africa)

Characters

Phonetic transliteration. The country's name comes from Portuguese 'camarões' (shrimp) - early explorers found shrimp in the Wouri River.

Examples

HSK 3
Kāmàilóng de zúqiúduì hěn qiáng.
Cameroon's football team is very strong.

Tips

history
The name comes from Portuguese 'Rio dos Camarões' (River of Shrimp) - Portuguese explorers found abundant shrimp in the Wouri River estuary.

Stroke Order

mài
lóng